building permits in, 131–132
chisels in, 66, 73–74, 161, 182
coverage of costs, 77, 79
importance of details to, xi, 74
inspection of woodwork in Lindbergh house, 74–75
on keeping quiet, 122
letter to Dorn, on kidnapping investigation, 100–101
link of ladder to Hauptmann’s home, 184
New Jersey State Police Facility and, 64
Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Association and, 77–78
on tools and lumber found in Hauptmann garage, 153, 158, 159, 160, 161–163, 165
tracing of Douglas fir rails, 131–136, 181
trip to McCormick, 103, 106
visits to homes in area, 82
visits to lumber yards, 76
visit to Hauptmann house by, 168–170, 172, 174, 235–236
visit to Institution of Epileptics, 79
visit with Padon, H. C., of the Yates-American Machine Company, 77
wood sample analysis by, xi, xii, 4, 39–40, 54, 56, 60–64, 62–64, 65, 66–68, 69, 70–83, 88, 89–97, 93, 101–103, 104, 106, 118, 119, 120, 147, 242–243
in bombs, 292
as man of science, 60
marriage of, 14–15
mathematical focus of, 10, 12
move to Madison, 15–16
move to Milwaukee, 9
as persistent, 102
personal life of, 21–22
photography interests of, 10
Pope’s praise of, 252
possibility of writing a book on science in crime detection, 184
postgraduate studies of, 12, 14
professional life of, 21, 26, 28
progress of, 78–79
proximity to suspect in, 135
publications of, xi–xii, 20, 207, 209–210, 311–312
reading of, in family, 7
as rebuttal witness, 255–256
remarriage of, 298
retirement of, 296–298
return to Madison and work on ladder investigation there, 83
return to New Jersey to work on prosecution case, 157
as scientist, 74
as Silvicultural Relations Division head, 20, 26
as specialist in growth, structure and identification of wood, 63
speech of, on wood, 20–21
spending of Chistmas in Madison, 185
stroke and death of, 301
suggestion of, on guarding Hauptmann’s garage, 147, 149
teaching of night classes by, 298, 299, 300
testimony of
in Fugmann’s case, 292
in Hauptmann trial, 191–193, 199–201, 203–207, 208, 209–250
on canvassing of lumber mills, 232–233
on chisels, 227–229, 270, 304, 306
on planes/planer marks, 226–227, 230–231
praise for, 237–240
preparation for, 181–184, 203–204
on quality, 243
on Rail 16, 204–205, 248
on Rails 12 and 13, 243
on Rung 10, 224–225, 226
on saw cuts, 234–235
as star witness, 184
on tree rings, 67–68, 172, 173, 174, 216, 217–218, 220–221, 246–247
in Magnuson case, 19, 204, 241
in Mattson case, 292–293
on wooden shoe, 294
tours of Forest Products Laboratory, 217, 294
travels of, 9–10, 22–23, 300
typhoid fever in, 14
at Wisconsin Forestry Department, 12
as Wood Technology head, 19
woodworking and, 77, 143, 182
work in Wood Anatomy Unit under Gerry, Eloise, 18
work of at Forest Products Laboratory, 18–19, 181, 203–204, 241, 271
as xylotomist, xi, 4, 15, 16
as young man, 13, 24
Koehler, Ben (brother), 6, 10, 14, 24, 240
birth of, 6
diphtheria in, 7
Koehler, Edith (Ben’s wife), 6
Koehler, Ethelyn Smith (first wife), 27
Arthur’s letters to, 114–115, 116, 120, 131, 133, 259, 274, 277, 286–287
bird watching by, 23
children of, 15, 25–26
community life of, 21, 25
desire to attend trial, 186
engagement to Arthur, 12
European trip of, with husband, 272–273
housing of, 21, 22, 33
illness and death of, 27298
marriage of, to Arthur, 14–15
observations of, at trial, 201, 203–204, 206, 214, 233, 235
retirement of, 296–298
Koehler, George (son), x, 27, 41, 272–273, 300, 311
birth of, 25
childhood scares involving, 25–26
college education of, 28, 298
marriage of, 298
Koehler, Hugo (brother), 7, 9, 24
birth of, 6
Koehler, Kathryn Marie (daughter), 25
birth of, 15, 20
college studies of, 28
housing of, 33
Koehler, Louis (father), 4, 24
bee hives of, 6
carpentry of, 6
farm of, 4, 5, 6
Koehler, Lydia (sister)
birth of, 6
death of, 7
Koehler, Margie Rennebohm (George’s wife), x, 298
Koehler, Martha (sister), birth and death of, 6
Koehler, Ottilie (mother), 24
farm of, 4, 5, 6
Koehler, Ruth (daughter), 25, 27, 272, 273
birth of, 22
college studies of, 28
Koehler, Walter (brother), 7, 24, 185, 301
birth of, 6
university studies of, 22
Koehler, Walter, Jr., 185
Koehler, William (brother), birth and death of, 6
Koehler, Win (second wife), 298, 301
Kurtenacker, Robert, viii
L
La Brie, apartment of, 113
Lamb, J. J.
checking out building permits and, 131–132
development of plan of action by, 74
Hauptmann’s trial and, 191, 192
in Lindbergh kidnapping investigation, 53, 64, 71, 78, 81, 93, 94–95, 110, 122–123, 132, 133, 136, 143, 147, 151, 162, 169, 185
verdict and, 260
Lampson Lumber Company (New Haven), Lindbergh ladder investigation and, 112
Landes forest, in World War I, 84–85
Lange, George K., provision of aid to prosecution during trial, 201
Laurie, Joe, Jr., 268
Law and Order, 309
Lawrence University, 10
Leather Stocking Tales, 8
Leon, Samuel, 277–278
Let’s Dance, 303–304
Levy, Barry, 121
Liberty Magazine, 278
Hoffman’s articles in, 268–269
Liggett’s milk sugar, 102
Lindbergh (Berg), 32, 305
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
appeal to kidnappers, 42
engagement to Charles, 37, 39
kidnapping of son and, 40, 58, 59
marriage to Charles, 39
pregnancy of, with second child, 40
as prosecution witness, 198
Lindbergh, Charles A., 313
as barnstormer, 33–34
Bruno, Harry, as press secretary of, 122
building of ice boat by, 32
college studies of, at Wisconsin, University of, Madison, 29, 30, 32
en
gagement to Morrow, Anne, 37, 39
enlistment in army, 34
fame of, xii, xiv, 36–37
Finn as member of security detail of, 122
flight of, across Atlantic Ocean, xii, xiv, 34–35
flying instruction for, 32–33, 34
friendship with Dudley, Delos, 29–30, 32, 33, 34
friendship with Plummer, Dick, 30
grand jury testimony of, 167
Harley-Davidson ride and, 30, 32
hiring of by Robertson Aircraft Corporation, 34
Hoffman’s efforts to reopen case and, 274
honorary degree for, 37, 38
interests of, in flying, 31, 32–35
Koehler, Arthur, and, 37, 202
landing of, in Paris, 35–36
Madison apartment of, 29–30, 33
as marksman, 32
marriage to Morrow, Anne, 39
promotion of commercial aviation and, 36–37
return to U.S., 36
Sourland Mountain home of, 42
testimony of, 189–190, 214, 289
Lindbergh, Charles A., Jr.
birth of, 39
cause of death, 53, 74
finding of body, 52–53
kidnapping of, vii, xii, 39–40
murder of, 164, 166, 168
return of sleeping suit of, 52
Lindbergh, Evangeline, 34
move to Detroit, 33
move to Madison with son, 29
as teacher, 29, 33
Lindbergh house, 42
checking out of Gate house and Chicken house, 75
inspection of woodwork in, 74–75
use of Ponderosa pine in, 75–76
Lindbergh kidnapping
arrest of suspect, xii, 139, 140, 145, 146
circumstantial evidence in, xiv
crank letters as problem in, 47
familiarity of kidnapper with crime scene, 74
finding of thumb guard, 52
Finn in investigation of, 121–122
involvement of federal government in, 53
lack of evidence in, xiv, 40
Lamb, J. J. responsibility for, 64, 66
mother’s handling of, 40, 58, 59
New Jersey State Police investigation of, 42–43
news of, for March, Iva, 58
nursery window in, 50
offering of reward, 53
passage of Federal Kidnapping Act, 43
personnel assigned to, 61
physical evidence in, 43–44
public in punishing of suspect, 58–59
questioning of servants in, 44
ransom notes in, 40, 44, 52
thought on, as inside job, 42
tracing ransom money in, xii, 52, 123–131
wanted poster in, 45
Lindbergh ladder
breaking of, during kidnapping, 43, 66
chain of custody for, 193
entrance of, into evidence at trial, 191–193
as homemade, xv, 47, 49, 66, 67, 73
poor quality of, 66–67, 68, 160
tracing of, to National Lumber and Millwork Corp, 146–147
use of, in kidnapping, 43–44
use of style of, 55–56
width of, 66
Lindbergh ladder investigation, 43
blade defect in, 111
chip marks in, 111
chisels in, 66, 73–74, 161, 182
clues in, 88
cost of examining, 62
coverage of costs, 77, 79
cutter heads in, 87, 89
detailed inventory of, xv
disassembly of, 66, 68, 69, 70
Dorn wood samples in, 102–103
Douglas fir and, 54, 55, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 83, 92, 93, 118, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 153, 181, 183, 242, 246
Douglas fir in, 92–93, 133
dowels in, 66, 79, 93, 131
exhibit of, at U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, vii–viii
fibers on, 55
finding of match in, 97
fingerprints on, 44, 51–52
identification of parts of, 62, 68, 69, 70
importance of details in, xi, 74
joints in, 66
keeping quiet on, 87–88, 122
knife cuts in, 80, 81, 89, 94–95, 97, 102
Koehler’s investigation of, xv–xvii, 54, 55, 60–61, 62–64, 65, 66–68, 69, 70–83, 88, 89–97, 131–182, 161
letter to Dorn in, 100–101
license plate number in, 136
linking ladder to Hauptmann house, 184
lumber feed in, 135–136
lumber mills and yards in, xv, 76, 91–92, 96–97, 133–134
machine companies and, 90
machine planing of, 87, 89
New Jersey State Police Facility and, 64
North Carolina pine and, 70, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81–82, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 100, 104, 107, 109, 110, 112, 113, 118, 131, 133, 153, 159, 183, 222, 233, 242, 244, 253
notches in, 66
Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Association and, 77–78
as physical evidence, xiv, 46–47
planers in, 82, 90–97
Ponderosa pine and, 55, 72, 74, 75, 76, 82, 135–136, 153, 181, 222, 223, 225, 226, 234, 238
rails in
Rail 12 in, 70, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 90, 94, 95, 102, 103, 104, 109, 132, 147, 157, 181, 184, 229
Rail 13 in, 70, 79–80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 90, 94, 95, 102, 103, 104, 109, 132, 147, 157, 181, 184, 229
Rail 14 in, 70, 83, 92, 133, 134, 181
red oxide paint on, 70, 75
Rail 15 in, 70, 71, 83, 92, 133, 134, 136, 181
Rail 16 in, xv, xvii, 70–71, 80, 132, 143, 155, 159, 169–170, 184, 201, 217, 235
nail holes in, xv, 55, 71–72, 212–213
Rail 17 in, 70, 71, 83, 92, 133, 134, 181
rails of, xv, 54–55
report on, xvi–xvii
rungs in, xv, 54–55, 66
lack of wear for, 72
Rung 1 in, 68, 70, 135, 162
Rung 2 in, 135, 162
Rung 4 in, 162
Rung 7 in, 135
Rung 8 in, 135
Rung 9 in, 135
Rung 10 in, 135
224-225, 212–213
spacing of, 66, 67
sales records in, 109–110
sections of, xiii, xiv
storage of, 62
Stuart, R. Y., suggestion on having examined, 61–62
as telescoping, xiv, 44, 46, 48, 66
on tools and lumber found in Hauptmann garage, 153, 158, 159, 160, 161–163, 165
tracing of Douglas fir rails in, 131–136, 181
transport to Washington, 54
tree-ring research and, 67–68, 172, 173, 174, 216, 217–218, 220–221, 246–247
visits to area homes, 82
visits to Hauptmann house by, 168–170, 172, 174, 235–236
visit to McCormick, 103, 106
wood used in, xi, xii, 39–40, 54, 56, 60–61, 62–64, 65, 66–68, 69, 70–83, 88, 89–97, 95–96, 104, 106, 118, 120, 147
woodwork in Lindbergh house, 74–75
Lindbergh Oak, 42
Lind & Glantz, tracing of ransom money and, 130
Lipscomb Lumber (Henderson, NC), Lindbergh ladder investigation and, 97
Little Miss Marker, 176
Locard, Edmond, 141
Loney, Arch, reopening of Hauptmann case and, 271, 278, 281, 282, 284, 286
Lucas, Josh, 303
Lumberjacks, in World War I, 84, 86
Lumberma
n’s Directory, 96
Lyle, Walter, tracing of ransom money and, 130, 1447
Lyons, John J., Lindbergh kidnapping investigation and, 145
M
MacDonald, Fred, ix
Maclario, Alfonso, 285
Macy’s, visit to in ladder investigation, 77
Madden, Mrs. J. W., 59
Madison League of Women Voters, 57, 58
Magnuson, John
Koehler’s testimony against, 19, 204, 241
legal case against, 3–4
opposition of, to drainage ditch, 13
Osborn, Albert, as expert witness at trial of, 149–150
Maloney, Margaret, 290, 291
Maloney, Thomas, 290–291
Maloney, Thomas, Jr., 290, 291
Manufacturers Hanover Bank, ransom money and, 126–127
Marden, Orison Swett
founding of Success, 9
importance of education to, 9
Marsh, Iva (Mrs. Henry E.)
busy lifestyle of, 57–58
knowledge of Lindbergh kidnapping and, 58
Madison League of Women Voters and, 57, 58
move to Madison, 57
Mary, Queen, 36
Massey, Bert, financing of Scientific Crime Detection Library, 140–141
Matthews, George, on use of Ponderosa pine in Lindbergh house, 75–76
Mattingly, Ashley, viii
Mattson, Charles, abduction and murder of, 292–293
McCormick, Cecelia, Reilly as attorney for, 181
McCormick, South Carolina, 98, 99
McCormick Manufacturing Company, 99
McKinley, William, 253
McLean, Evalyn Walsh, 59–60
Means, Gaston
claim he could procure kidnapped baby for fee, 59–60
lying on issuing of liquor permits, 59
Melsky, Michael, ix, 305
Mencken, H. L., 176
Messenio, Pete, questioning of, in investigation, 49
Mielk, Ewald, 254–255
Millen Lumber Company (Millen, GA), Lindbergh ladder investigation and, 97
Miller, Regis, viii, 304
Miller and Sons lumber yard (Princeton, NJ), Lindbergh investigation and, 76
Miller Lumber (Millen, GA), Lindbergh ladder investigation and, 93
Missouri Botanical Gardens, 304, 308
Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center (St. Louis), 313–314
Morans, Bugs, 140
Morrow, Elizabeth, 39
Mueller, Walter, as Wood County sheriff, 2
Murphy, Detective, search of Hauptmann residence and, 144
My Lindbergh Papers (Dudley), 29
N
National Lumber and Millwork Company
Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, as employee of, 201
investigation of workers at, 131
Lindbergh ladder investigation and, 111–114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 146–147
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